Among the many changes stemming from Ohio Senate Bill 168 (“SB 168”), are changes to Ohio Revised Code Section (“RC”) 3313.46, which will result in an increase to the bidding threshold affecting Ohio public school districts, beginning October 24, 2024. SB 168 removes the existing bidding threshold of $50,000 from RC 3313.46, and replaces it […]
Weston Hurd is pleased to announce that 21 attorneys are recognized in The Best Lawyers in America© 2025 including Joseph A. Gerling attaining “Lawyer of the Year” recognition. Best Lawyers® uses a methodology “…designed to capture, as accurately as possible, the consensus opinion of leading lawyers about the professional abilities of their colleagues within the same […]
The Ohio legislature has enacted HB 214, which imposes significant mid-year policy and practice changes on Ohio’s school districts. The new law addresses two main areas: (1) accommodation of student absences for religious expression; and (2) restrictions on school district actions related to political movements and ideology. These changes will require action by school boards […]
Summary: The Franklin County Court of Common Pleas (“Court”) recently issued a decision in the case of Madeline Moe, et al. v. David Yost, et al. This ruling addressed the constitutionality of several provisions within Ohio HB 68, known as the “Act,” which has two primary provisions (1) banning medical care for minors for “gender […]
In Parents Defending Education v. Olentangy Local School District, the Sixth Circuit upheld an Ohio school district’s policies, which prohibited intentional use of non-preferred pronouns, against a free speech challenge. This ruling will have important implications not only for districts with similar anti-harassment requirements, but also for administrators interested in the parameters of student free speech. […]
Weston Hurd is pleased to welcome Partners Frederick T. Bills (Columbus office), Matthew K. Seeley (Cleveland office), and Theresa N. Turk (Cleveland office). Fred focuses his practice on construction litigation with an emphasis on representing and defending design professionals. Matthew is a business, commercial, and employment attorney with 30 years of accumulated legal education and […]
Summary: On June 17, 2024, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky, issued an Order enjoining the Department of Education’s new rule on Title IX in the states of Tennessee, Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana, Virginia and West Virginia. Specifically, the Department of Education is “enjoined and restrained” from “implementing, enacting [or] enforcing” the […]
This is a topic that never gets old and needs to be reviewed again and again. Over the years, I have counseled clients, conducted seminars, and written numerous articles on advertising compliance. And the topic is still relevant. As you know, the FTC has become actively involved in reviewing dealerships’ advertising practices. The FTC entered into numerous […]
